The London Mozart Players are a British chamber orchestra who were founded in 1949 by Harry Blech. It is the longest-established chamber orchestra in the U.K. and their performances and recordings focus largely on the core repertoire from the Classical Era.
The English Chamber Orchestra has its roots in the Goldsbrough Orchestra which was founded in 1948. It has also been heralded as ‘the most recorded chamber orchestra in the world.’ Its name changed to the English Chamber Orchestra in 1960 and since then has remained under the artistic direction of Quintin Ballardie, who was a member of the original group. The orchestra’s performance at Hall for Cornwall on the 18th of April 2008 was directed by Stephanie Gonley and featured the trumpet soloist Alison Balsom.
The London Mozart Players are a British chamber orchestra who were founded in 1949 by Harry Blech. It is the longest-established chamber orchestra in the U.K. and their performances and recordings focus largely on the core repertoire from the Classical Era. The orchestra’s performance at Hall for Cornwall on the 18th of September 2008 was directed by David Juritz and featured piano soloist Anya Alexeyev.
Nikolai Demidenko is a Russian born concernt pianist who performed at Hall for Cornwall on the 10th of October 2008, playing a programme of works by Chopin, including Bacarolle Op. 60; Sonata No. 3. Op.58; and 24 Preludes Op.28.
The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment is a British period instrument orchestra who lend their name from the late 18th century period of ‘Enlightenment.’ The orchestra was established as a self-governing ensemble in 1986 by a group of period instrumentalist players. The orchestra’s performance at Hall for Cornwall on the 7th of November 2008 was directed by Margaret Faultless and featured Lisa Beznosiuk on the flute and Steven Devine on the harpsichord.
The St. Petersburg String Quartet was founded in 1985 by graduates of the Leningrad Conservatory. The group were originally called the Leningrad String Quartet until the city was renamed in 1991.
The City of London Sinfonia are an English chamber orchestra who perform chamber orchestra and ensemble repertoire from the Baroque period to the present day. The orchestra’s performance at Hall for Cornwall on the 30th of April 2009 was conducted by Conrad Van Alphen and featured the violinist So-Ock Kim.
The English Chamber Orchestra has its roots in the Goldsbrough Orchestra which was founded in 1948. It has also been heralded as ‘the most recorded chamber orchestra in the world.’ Its name changed to the English Chamber Orchestra in 1960 and since then has remained under the artistic direction of Quintin Ballardie, who was a member of the original group. The orchestra’s performance at Hall for Cornwall on the 17th of September 2009 was directed by Stephen Gonley and featured the piano soloist Daniel de Borah.
Jack’s Cows was a public art project by Hall for Cornwall where life size cow sculptures appeared all over the county in the summer of 2009. The cows were available to sponsor at a cost of £1,000 and provided an advertisement oppurtunity for local businesses. The sponsors then chose an artist to decorate their cow before deciding on a design and an area to display it. The sculptures then appeared all over Cornwall before featuring at a two day public exhibition at HfC. Three of the cows were then sold in an auction at HfC in September 2009, with the funds from the proceedings raising money for the theatre’s Loved to Bits campaign.
John Lill is a British classical pianist who has performed at Hall for Cornwall on several occassions, including on the 29th of October, 2009. John’s repertoire includes more than 70 concertos and he is acclaimed as a leading interpreter of Beethoven.